"The day started with bad news and ended with a bad loss. So after just one win, it was back to normal for the Nets Sunday.

A 106-97 loss to the Knicks put the Nets right back in familiar territory following Friday's win over the Bobcats, which snapped their record-setting season-opening losing streak at 18 games.

The day started ominously, with news that Yi Jianlian will be out at least a week longer after splitting open his top lip on Saturday and getting 50 stitches to close the wound.

Things looked bright again when the Nets rushed out to a 13-point lead in the first half, only to turn sour when the Knicks exploded for a 33-point third quarter to take control of the game.

The Nets scored a grand total of 36 points in the second half after the Knicks switched defenses on them, mixing things up with zone.

But regardless of what the Knicks did, the Nets (1-19) appeared to revert to the team they were for the majority of games prior to Friday's win. Now they have to figure out a way to get that winning feeling back, if they even had it long enough to remember what it felt like.

"We learn from our mistakes," said Devin Harris, who scored 19 points but obviously forgot that it took the Nets 19 games to learn from the mistakes they made at the start of the season. "We do good at times and try to be steady as much as possible. Right now we're kind of up and down.""